, 1887-11-17
About The Late VIM. Wright.
AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. ,. 1887

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. ,. 1887
EDITOR AEGUs:- Eou- Sir: | am
IN receipt of AN article published in
your paper, dated the 18th ult.. and
signed Jno, /. McConagny. The az
ticle 1 have reference to Is base
cOwardly attack apon my poor faith
er's private character. who it i ret.-
sonable TO suppose as gone to his
last resting place to he Judged by
bis Maker above. 1t is my object III
this article to denouncp the author of
the above mentioned article as one
WHO affects wit and would sharpen
his leaden saTcasms by wrongfully
abusing 4 poor weak old man Gf he
is still alivel my father. But it is
useless TO waste paper in giving my
opinion.
| Will cndcavOr To give 10 your
readers . brief history of my faith
er's (Wm Wrightl life. which what
ever its defects may be, will have one
redceming point, Yiz.; Truthfulness.
Before God | swear to tell nothing
but the truth to the best of my
knowledge
My father commenced life on a
farm situated about seven miles from
the city of Leicester, Eng At the
age of fourteen he was bound as an
apprentice. by his own wish. To Il
shoemaker Here it is reasonable to
suppose that he was exposed to the
society of all classes of young men,
moral and immoral when these
classes mingle together. He served
about five years and then ran away
lie had already commenced drinking.
How many reckless young men of
the present day indulge In The fatal
bowl l would send Il warning voice
to all such, for If persisted III 1t will
surely call down upon them the dis
pleasure of heaven and ultimately
consiSn them to the prison of dis
pair. Ia the year 1888 my father
married Mary Brands IL Kinder
lady, more loving wife or atfectionatc
mother never lived Father rented a
house on CourZUn street. Leicester,
and there my older brother Frank
and | were born. At this time father
was travelling salesman for large
shoe factory and later lie opened Il
branch house in Gonutisthorpe.
village Il few mics from the city. Fa-
ther drank very little at this time, but
was passionateiy fond of his dog and
gun-he was Il kind and loving IA
ther and husband. We, my brother
and |, was refused nothing in the
shape OF pets or toys; here too, my
brother Alvin and sister Lizzie was
born. At this time nay brother Frank
and | were nearly the same size and
mother always kept lis dressed alike
We moved back to the city again and
father drank more than usual, bat Ire
was always kiHd and good to lis all.
| was his favorite he never refused
me anything. He knew his weakness
and | sincerely believe tried hard TO
break himself it. We never wanted
for anything at home, father was fond
of friends and always set u good
table. He commanded Il good salary
and never wanted for work, ne gave
me money very freely which my
mother borrowed when father was
on Il spree IF she needed it which
was seldom the easel which hap
pebeu ABOUT once every SIN weeks,
sometimes for day or tWo but never
longer than one week mt one time.
Shortly after we moved into the city
my brother Frank had IL severe at
tack OF brain fever. Father and
mother took him 10 the best physi-
clans in the city, all of whom pro
nounced his brain hopelessly affected
and recommended father and mother
not to send HIM TO school against his
will rs 1t would be useless. Frank
was subject to very bad spells at this
time; when he was very sick lie
would eat nothing but sugar it mat
tered not to htm how he came by it,
by far means or foul, sugar he would
have. 1T these times he would
have the widest dreams Imaginable
and tell the neiShbors horrible
stores H. q v-ry G rue7t manner; but
they ali knew the unfortunate bn,
and treated him kindly. In The
spring ot 1870 We came to tL:, cJuu-
Try. Father and mother boih iho't
1t would be for the best rs father
would lie removed from his old asso-